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U.S. DOJ antitrust action against Apple spawns class-action lawsuits against tech giant
Spawned by the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust action against Apple, the compan is facing multiple class-action lawsuits that could affect millions…
Judge tosses class action crypto-payment antitrust case against Apple
A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Apple of driving up fees at platforms such…
Multiple class action lawsuits target Apple, piggybacking on DOJ antitrust action
Apple has been targeted by multiple new consumer class action lawsuits accusing the company of “monopolizing the smartphone market”…
Apple to pay $14.4 million to settle ‘Batterygate’ lawsuit in Canada
A Canadian court in British Columbia has given its approval for a settlement to end a class-action lawsuit over alleged iPhone throttling;
Apple hit with class action lawsuit claiming iCloud storage monopoly
Apple is accused in a new proposed class action lawsuit of unlawfully monopolizing the market for iCloud storage on its mobile devices…
Epic Games whines over Apple’s demand for $73 million in legal fees
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games is complaining to a U.S. judge that Apple “completely overreached” in demanding that it pay legal fees totaling…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Apple’s win against $503 million VirnetX patent verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear patent-licensing company VirnetX’s bid to revive a $502.8 million jury verdict it won…
Judge rules against users suing Apple, Google over ‘annoying, distorted’ search results
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit from 26 Google users who claimed that Google’s default search agreement with Apple violates…
Apple moves to have ‘speculative’ consumer lawsuit over crypto tech dismissed
Apple has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a consumer lawsuit accusing the company of unlawfully barring apps that facilitate cryptocurrency…
iPhone owners get $92 payouts from Apple in throttling settlement
In yet another testament to the expediency of the U.S. judicial “system,” iPhone users had to submit claims in Apple’s iPhone thottling …
Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over App Store gift card scam
Apple on Wednesday agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards while…
Subscribers to an Apple service could be eligible for a chunk of a $25 million settlement
If you’re subscribed to one of Apple’s services — including Apple Music and Apple TV+ — you could be eligible in the $25 million settlement …
Apple and Corellium settle four-year court battle
Apple and cyber startup Corellium are settling a copyright lawsuit after four years of court battles. Terms have not been disclosed…
Apple files legal case contesting EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act …
Apple challenges Maryland’s digital advertising tax
Apple is challenging Maryland’s tax on digital advertising in a state tax court after previous legal challenges brought by other companies…
Mass lawsuit against Apple over iPhone batteries may proceed, London tribunal rules
Apple lost a bid to block a London lawsuit worth up to $1.9 billion which accuses it of using ‘defective’ batteries in millions of iPhones …
Apple fights subpoena in ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ case
Apple has asked a U.S. judge to reject a subpoena over “NFL Sunday Ticket” that could require the company to reveal corporate secrets…
Apple AirTags stalking led to financial ruin and murders, California class action lawsuit claims
This month, more than three dozen people who were allegedly terrorized by stalkers using Apple AirTags have joined a class-action lawsuit…
South Korea warns Apple of possible fines over App Store fees, delays
South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google and have abused their dominant app…
Judge orders Apple to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered Apple to face a private antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers accusing the company of thwarting…
Google Maps lost 60% of its mobile traffic when Apple Maps became iPhone’s default
Apple Maps became iPhone’s default in 2012. By 2014, Google Maps has lost at least 60% of its mobile traffic…
Apple, USPTO settle lawsuit over ‘Smart Keyboard’ trademark
Apple and the USPTO settled Apple’s lawsuit challenging the rejection of its application for a trademark covering the term “Smart Keyboard.”
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Apple Watch sensor exhibits ‘racial bias’
Late last year a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple alleging that the blood oxygen sensor on the Apple Watch is racially biased …
Apple to begin payments to iPhone users in $500 million ‘Batterygate’ iPhone throttling settlement
Apple will soon begin paying $65 to owners of older iPhone in class-action lawsuit over iPhone throttling, otherwise know as “Batterygate.”
Russia fines Apple for failure to censor ‘inaccurate’ content on Ukraine invasion
A Moscow court fined Apple 400,000 roubles ($4,274) on Thursday for not deleting “inaccurate” content about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
Apple faces $1 billion UK lawsuit by app developers over App Store fees
Apple is facing a $1 billion lawsuit from more than 1,500 UK app developers who claim the company’s App Store fees are unfair. The devs…
U.S. judge rejects Apple’s bid to toss lawsuit over China sales comment by CEO Cook
A U.S. judge has rejected Apple’s bid to toss a class-action lawsuit that accuses CEO Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing…
U.S. judge rejects challenges to Apple’s $50 million ‘butterfly’ keyboard settlement
A U.S. judge approved Apple’s $50 million class-action settlement resolving consumer claims over defective “butterfly” keyboards …
U.S. Solicitor General urges Supreme Court not to hear Apple-Caltech patent case
The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple and Broadcom stemming from their…
Appeals court rules Corellium made fair use of Apple’s iOS
Apple on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that Corellium infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to…
Apple fights $2 billion UK lawsuit for ‘throttling’ millions of iPhones
Apple on Tuesday urged a London tribunal to block a $2 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of “throttling” millions of iPhones…
Judge declares mistrial in Apple-Masimo smartwatch lawsuit
A U.S. judge declared a mistrial in a trade secrets lawsuit between Apple and Masimo after jurors could not agree on a verdict. The case…
Judge cuts Apple’s damages exposure as Masimo trade secrets case goes to jury
Apple would have to pay a maximum of $1.85 billion if it’s found liable of illegally profiting from Masimo’s blood-oxygen monitoring tech…
Class action plaintiffs pressure NFL to reveal why Sunday Ticket deal with Apple disintegrated
The NFL sold the rights for its “Sunday Ticket” out-of-market games package to Google’s YouTube, for $2.1 billion annually, but Apple was…
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft for stealing
Twitter CEO Elon Musk threatened Microsoft with a potential lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming the software giant used his company’s data…
Masimo and Apple face off in patent trial; Tim Cook may testify
Tuesday, a federal jury in central California will hear noninvasive patient monitoring company Masimo’s claims that Apple stole trade secrets…
Apple Music trademark application blocked by U.S. appeals court
Apple lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for “Apple Music” on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician…
Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 million VirnetX verdict
Apple on Thursday won a U.S. appeals court decision to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling that that imperils a $502 million verdict for…
Court revives Apple, Google, Cisco challenge to U.S. patent-review policy
Apple, Google, Cisco, and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity…
Apple wins as U.S. appeals court affirms decision to toss $308.5 million jury verdict
A U.S. appeals court on Friday affirmed a decision to toss a $308.5 million jury verdict against Apple for allegedly infringing a patent…
U.S. Supreme Court asks for Solicitor General’s views on Apple/Caltech patent dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the U.S. Solicitor General’s views on Apple and Broadcom’s bid to revive their challenges…
